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Leading U.S. Certified Public Accounting Firm Launches DHG China Resources To Bring Chinese And U.S. Business Together

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McDonald’s workers protest low wages, over 100 arrested

More than 100 demonstrators seeking better pay for McDonald’s workers were arrested on Wednesday. ...

Cambodia gas station workers on strike

Cambodian workers at US-owned Caltex gas stations went on strike demanding higher wages. ...

Female CEOs falling off the 'glass cliff'

When Carol Bartz became chief executive of Yahoo in 2009, her appointment was seen less as evidence of a corporate breakthrough for women than of another trend – the “glass cliff”. ...

All out of time

Nick Walker finds out whether overwork is unproductive and can actually be fatal. ...

I'll tell you my salary if you tell me yours

Can water-cooler talk help fix the gender pay gap? US President Barack Obama seems to think so. He recently signed an executive order that would ban federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss their pay with each other. ...

Obama announces US$600 million job-training programmes

The job-training programmes are to bring academic institutions and businesses together to help prepare workers for unfilled jobs. ...

Sold on time

Carson Chan was sorry to give up his car hobby, but a love of watches opened up a thrilling career as Asia managing director at auctioneers Bonhams, writes Wong Yat-hei. ...

Bigger & bolder

Doryun Chong, chief curator of M+, has a grand vision for the West Kowloon museum of visual culture, writes Sandra Lam. ...

U.S. supreme court to hear Amazon workers’ case

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether companies must pay workers extra time they spend on security checks. ...